NASA's Convective Processes Experiment (CPEX) focused on studying convective processes over tropical waters to better understand the life cycle of tropical convective storms.
CPEX conducted a total of sixteen DC-8 missions over the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from May to June 2017. The aircraft collected profile measurements of wind, temperature, and water vapor as well as provided dual-frequency radar imagery.
| Study Dates | May 25 - June 25, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Region | North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea |
| Phenomena Studied | Weather |
| Platform | Instrument |
|---|---|
| DC-8 | High Altitude Monolithic Microwave integrated Circuit (MMIC) Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) Microwave Atmospheric Sounder for CubeSat (MASC) Doppler Aerosol WiNd Lidar (DAWN) Yankee Environmental Systems (YES) Dropsondes Microwave Temperature and Humidity Profiler (MTHP) Airborne Second Generation Precipitation Radar (APR-2) |
The links below provide more information about the CPEX campaign.